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“Sacred Rivers Of Bhutan: Drangme Chhu”
Tours, March 2013 issue.
17-day / 16-night tour includes whitewater rafting, camping, Dec. 1-18, 2013 & Feb. 3-19, 2014. Highlights: Tiger’s Nest / Thimphu / rafting on Pho Chhu (Pho River), Mangde Chhu, Drangme Chhu / Trongsa Museum / Bumthang / bird-watching in Thrumshingla National Park. Land, $7,495.

“Apes, Arts & Dragons”
Tours, March 2013 issue.
15-day / 14-night tour of Borneo, Java, Flores and Komodo, INDONESIA, May 12-26 & July 21-Aug. 4, 2013.

National Kandawgyi Gardens, Myanmar

The reflective lake in National Kandawgyi Gardens — Myanmar. Photos: Yvonne Horn
Columns, March 2013 issue.
During Myanmar’s colonial-British era, Maymyo — named “May Town” after Colonel May, then in charge of the 5th Light Infantry of the Bengal Army — offered a cool “hillside station” retreat from lowland Mandalay’s oppressive summer heat.

Bangkok’s Suvarnabhumi
Travelers' Intercom, March 2013 issue.

Sydney hotel, restaurant. Company for Russia tours.
Report Cards, February 2013 issue.
REPORT ON AUSTRALIA…

China arrangements
Travelers' Intercom, February 2013 issue.
For the independent portion of a 6-week September-October 2012 China trip, I used Ctrip to book six hotels and four internal flights.

Thai Air in business class
Travelers' Intercom, February 2013 issue.
My husband, Bill, and I flew from Bangkok to Tokyo aboard Thai Airways (800/426-5204) on Nov. 23, 2012. I don’t know the price; we used frequent-flyer points to upgrade.

‘Waterways of the Czars’
The Dormition Cathedral in the Trinity Lavra of St. St. Sergius
Travelers' Intercom, February 2013 issue.
My husband, Ray, and I wanted to see if river cruising fit our travel style. We chose the St.

Jaldapara in India
Rhino in Jaldapara Wildlife Sanctuary, India. Photo: Holt
Travelers' Intercom, February 2013 issue.
My husband, Clyde, and I took a 35-day trip to India in March-April 2012 with arrangements made by Swagatam Tours (New Delhi, India; phone 91 11 25444000, fax 25444010).

Exploring southern India and the backwaters of Kerala
View from Philipkutty’s Farm.
Features, February 2013 issue.
Leaving the chaos behind for a relaxing journey through the 
backwaters of Kerala